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John Markoff / New York Times:

Steve Jobs, Apple's Visionary, Dies at 56 — Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then did nothing less than lead a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age …

Discussion: Mashable!, Pajamas Media, Gawker, Outside the Beltway, The Reaction, Rod Dreher, The Democratic Daily, Feministe, Dot Earth and Future of Journalism, more at Mediagazer »

Wall Street Journal:

Apple's Steve Jobs Is Dead — Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday at the age of 56. — His family, in a statement released by Apple, said Mr. Jobs …

Discussion: Boston Globe, Michelle Malkin, Bloomberg, FierceWireless, The Sundries Shack, New York Magazine, Truthdig, The Gateway Pundit and Deal Journal, more at Techmeme »

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

A Jobs Agenda — I don't know what Steve Jobs's politics were, I don't much care, and in any case they are beside the point. The late Mr. Jobs stood for something considerably better than politics. He stood for the model of the world that works. The model that made this: — into this:

Discussion: GayPatriot, The Atlantic Online, Michelle Malkin, Pajamas Media and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

Ned Potter / ABCNEWS:

Steve Jobs Dies: Apple Chief Created Personal Computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone — Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56. — “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” read a statement by Apple's board of directors.

Discussion: American Spectator, US Politics, TalkLeft, iOwnTheWorld.com and Alan Colmes' Liberaland, more at Mediagazer »

Brandon Griggs / CNN:

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies — (CNN) — Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, This Just In, Moe Lane and The Lonely Conservative

Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Steve Jobs dies; Apple co-founder was 56

Discussion: CNN, Gawker and naked capitalism

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at age 56

Discussion: DealBook, FP Passport, The Politico, Wonkette and CNN

Kori Schulman / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs: “He changed the way each of us sees the world.”

Discussion: New York Magazine, WNYC News Blog, 9to5Mac, WJLA-TV and Mashable!, more at Techmeme »

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Steve Jobs dead at 56

Discussion: Guardian, Mashable!, MyFox New York and Pajamas Media

Nick Wingfield / Bits:
Jobs, Apple Co-Founder and Visionary, Is Dead

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Mashable! and Newshoggers.com

Z. Byron Wolf / ABCNEWS:

Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President — ABC News' Polson Kanneth reports: — Sarah Palin will not run for president. She made the announcement in a letter to supporters Wednesday night. — Read Palin's letter here:

Sarah Palin / marklevinshow.com:

BREAKING NEWS: SARAH PALIN'S 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT — Sarah Palin will NOT be running for the 2012 Presidency — Listen to Mark Levin speak exclusively with Sarah Palin on her decision: — Features Player — The former Alaska Governor and VP candidate sent the following letter to her supporters on Wednesday:

Discussion: The Daily Dish, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Conservatives4Palin, M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, Big Journalism, The Atlantic Online, msnbc.com, Wake up America, The Gateway Pundit, Don Surber, The Crawdad Hole, UrbanGrounds, Campaign 2012, Sister Toldjah, Atlas Shrugs and New York Magazine

Claire Suddath / Time:

Q&A with Palin Advisor-Turned-Novelist Nicolle Wallace — Nicolle Wallace knows her politics. She served as White House communications chief under George W. Bush and also worked as a senior advisor on the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign. Her second novel, It's Classified …

Discussion: Campaign 2012, The Daily Caller, The Crawdad Hole, M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, Jay Bookman, National Review, Weasel Zippers, GOP 12, ThinkProgress, The Other McCain and Gawker

Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:

Palin Says She's Not Running — UPDATE, 6:35 p.m.: Sarah Palin is not running for president. — Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, ended her inscrutable cat-and-mouse game with the political establishment on Wednesday afternoon by saying that she would not join the field …

Discussion: USA Today, Politics Blog, Balloon Juice, The Moderate Voice, Washington Wire, TalkLeft and The Democratic Daily, more at Mediagazer »

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Breaking: Palin not running for president; Update: Audio added; Update: A smart call — All I have at the moment is this tweet from Mark Levin: … No audio yet. Stand by for updates. — Update: Full statement from ABC: … Apparently she told Levin that she's ruled out a third-party bid as well.

Discussion: The Politico, GayPatriot, ABCNEWS, Politics Blog, Verum Serum, RealClearPolitics Video Log, RedState, Wizbang, CNN, The TrogloPundit, msnbc.com and Mediaite

The Right Scoop:
Full interview added - BREAKING: Sarah Palin NOT running for president

Discussion: Riehl World View and The Politico

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:

What They've Come to Find at Occupy Wall Street Is America — THE DIN BEYOND THE DRUM CIRCLE /// “You know, this is sort of an anarchistic bunch — kids — but I really am amazed for the respect they have,” says unofficial Zuccotti Park librarian Eric Seligson (right). “They entertain everything.”

Discussion: Hot Air

Ezra Klein / Washington Post:

The four habits of highly successful social movements — (On Monday, I asked Rich Yeselson for his thoughts on Occupy Wall Street. Yeselson, a research coordinator at Change to Win, is a skilled organizer and a thoughtful historian of social movements in America and Europe.

Discussion: Hullabaloo, The New Republic, AlterNet and Newshoggers.com

MyFox New York:

Occupy Wall Street Arrests; Fox 5 Crew and Protesters Hit by Mace, Batons — Protest broadens scope — MYFOXNY.COM - While covering the Occupy Wall Street protests on Wednesday night, Fox 5 photographer Roy Isen was hit in the eyes by mace from a police officer and Fox 5 reporter Dick Brennan was hit by an officer's baton.

Discussion: New York Times, Making Light, The Crawdad Hole, Gawker, AlterNet, Angry Bear, The Raw Story, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Balloon Juice and ThinkProgress

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Russ Feingold endorses Occupy Wall Street: “This will make the Tea Party look like ... a tea party.”

Discussion: The Nation, Guardian, Rasmussen Reports, Firedoglake, The Democratic Daily, DownWithTyranny!, Weasel Zippers, Minnesota Independent, teamster.org, The Lonely Conservative and The Raw Story

Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Dems rally behind ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest movement

Discussion: City Hall, CNN, Firedoglake, Ben Smith's Blog, Slate, Ballot Box, Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, Maggie's Farm and Washington Post

Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. councilmen tour Occupy LA encampment

Discussion: The Informer, Firedoglake and L.A. NOW

Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Herman Cain On Occupy Wall Street: 'If You Don't Have A Job And You're Not Rich, Blame Yourself!'

The Politico:
Has Obama found his inner populist?

Discussion: Rational Irrationality, Hullabaloo and Outside the Beltway

Chuck Sudo / Chicagoist:

Board of Trade has a message for Occupy Chicago — Someone at the Board of Trade is getting cheeky with the Occupy Chicago protests. This photo was taken by someone at the protests. It shows offices at the Board of Trade Building eight stories up with “We Are The 1%” taped to the windows.

Discussion: Runnin' Scared, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Wonkette and Shakesville

Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Chicago Traders Respond To Protesters With Signs Reading ‘We Are The 1%’

Discussion: The Impolitic and Balloon Juice

Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:

Is CBS News Silencing Fast and Furious Reporter? — Yesterday, CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson told radio show host Laura Ingraham that the White House yelled and swore at her over her reporting on the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal tied to the deaths of two U.S. law enforcement agents.

Discussion: Sipsey Street Irregulars, Power Line, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Project …, Moonbattery, americanthinker.com and Questions and Observations

The Hill:
White House defends Holder amid Fast and Furious accusations

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Emily Yehle / New York Times:

Green Jobs Training Program Falls Short, Should Return Funds — IG — A $500 million green jobs program at the Department of Labor has so far provided only 15 percent of current participants with jobs, leading the agency's inspector general to recommend that the bulk of the money be returned to the Treasury.

Discussion: The Lonely Conservative and Pajamas Media

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Dept of Labor IG: Obama's green-jobs training program a flop

Discussion: Big Government

City Room:

Deer Appear on Brooklyn Shore, in Disturbing Circumstances — White-tailed deer, tree-browsing icons of the suburban wildlife scene, have been making inroads in New York City. Their numbers on Staten Island have grown to the point where many residents consider them a nuisance.

Discussion: New York Times, Don Surber and Gothamist

Matt Farwell / At War:

Back Home, and Homeless — Mid-June, 2011: I find myself alone in a dark wooded park tucked between million-dollar houses south of Stanford University, looking for a spot in the bushes to stash my bags. Until that morning I'd been living in a cheap weekly-rate motel in Palo Alto.

Discussion: democracyarsenal.org

Andrew Welsh-Huggins / Associated Press:

Ohio's response to Muslim lawsuit over prison meal preparation riles state pork industry — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A decision by Ohio officials to remove all pork products from prison menus in response to a lawsuit by Muslim inmates is not sitting well with the state's pork producers and processors.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch

ATF Online:

ATF ACTING DIRECTOR JONES ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF ASSIGNMENTS — WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Acting Director B. Todd Jones today announced key staff changes aimed at refocusing the bureau's direction on its core mission.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Project … and Michelle Malkin

Ansley Haman / Times Free Press:

96-year-old Chattanooga resident denied voting ID … Dorothy Cooper is 96 but she can remember only one election when she's been eligible to vote but hasn't. — The retired domestic worker was born in a small North Georgia town before women had the right to vote.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Moderate Voice, Firedoglake, Daily Kos and Wonkette